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Rite of Spring

Name: Rite of Spring
Start: 2025-05-02T19:30:00
Location: University of Kentucky

Lexington Philharmonic

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LexPhil’s 2024/25 Season finale concert bursts forth into spring with Hector Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture followed by the evocative Cyber Bird Concerto by Takashi Yoshimatsu. The three movement work follows “an imaginary bird in the realm of electronic cyberspace”. Described as a ‘triple concerto’ the piece features saxophonist Jichen Zhang, pianist Meng Liu and percussionist Ben Stone.

Program

Takashi Yoshimatsu - Cyber Bird Concerto

Hector Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture

Composer

Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring

Participants

Mélisse Brunet

Conductor

Jichen Zhang

Saxphone

Meng Liu

Piano